Diablo 3 Season 12 Start Date, Time and Best Builds to use on PC, PS4 and Xbox One

Diablo 3 Season 12 Start Date, Time and Best Builds to use on PC, PS4 and Xbox One

THE DIABLO 3 Season 12 start date and launch time is coming later today. Here's a look at the various changes Blizzard are making and a rundown of the best buides you can use on PS4, Xbox One and PC following the Season 12 launch.

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Blizzard has rolled out Diablo 3 Season 12 across all platforms and all gameplay regions, allowing players to create a Seasonal hero.

All you have to do is choose your class, gender, and name as usual, then select the "Seasonal Hero" option.

Alternatively, you can use the Season Rebirth feature to continue your adventures on an existing character by starting over this Season.

To do this, you can select a character for Rebirth on the Hero Selection screen and all you need to do is choose the "Rebirth" option to begin your next adventure.

"Any of the gear or items equipped on your character or in your inventory will be automatically stripped from the hero and mailed to your non-Seasonal characters, similar to the rollover process that occurs with your stash when a Season ends,"

"In addition, your character will be set to level 1, ready to start the process as though they were freshly created."

"Season 12 will offer unique rewards and new challenges for players, including new cosmetic items, pieces of an exclusive transmogrification set only available to those who participate in Seasons, and Season-only achievements or challenges called Conquests. Progress within a given Season will also be tracked on the Leaderboard system, and in the Seasons Journey interface."

Diablo 3: Season 12 Guide on PS4, Xbox One and PC

Diablo 3 Season 12 will begin later today on PS4, Xbox One and PC. Here's a small look at the changes.

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UPDATE 3:

The Diablo 3 Season 12 update is not live just yet, but that could be because of a very simple error on Blizzard's part.

As pointed out by Twitter user ComradeVodkaaa, the image Blizzard used to advertise the changeover time listed CEST as the time for European users - not CET, which the region is now using.

This could mean that update rollout could be on the wrong timescale, meaning we're going to get the update an hour later than we thought - possibly at 4pm.

We'll keep you updated as soon as anything official is announced.

UPDATE 2:

The game is due to go live in most reasons at 3pm UK time - only 30 minutes from the time of this update going live.

It's worth remembering that as with all online service games, there may well be server issues preventing all players around the world connecting to the game right away.

However, Blizzard is generally pretty on top of its servers, but it's worth remembering that any game is subject to overloads at the time of launch.

Diablo 3's Season 12 is due to go live very soon.

UPDATE 1:

The Diablo 3 Season 12 is now live in Asia!

The region is the first place to get access to the new content being dropped in the new season, as well as being the first area to be formally able to access Blizzard's revamped action-RPG.

Other regions are due to go live soon - but it's nice to know the activation of the new season has officially begun!

Stay tuned for more updates.

ORIGINAL STORY:

Diablo 3 fans might have felt a little left out at Blizzcon last weekend, given that there was so much time dedicated to the numerous other Blizzard franchises that Diablo was pretty much overlooked.

In fact the only real presence from the event was with the special BlizzCon Diablo III in-game reward and a handful of Diablo panels for attendees and Virtual Ticket holders.

Thankfully though, the team behind the game have been quick to announce the start of Season 12 start times, which Blizzard has confirmed will begin TODAY.

As with every new season, there will be some slight changes including New Balance Changes, New Cosmetic Rewards, New Seasonal Conquests and new Haedrig’s Gift content.

Diablo 3 Season 12 begins later today, Thursday, November 9, at the below dates and times:

It's worth noting that while it's 5PM for anyone in Europe, it will actually be 3PM for everyone in the UK. Keep reading as we outline all the major changes coming with Season 12 as well as some potential builds that you'll want to use.

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Diablo 3 Season 12 Start Date, Time and Best Builds to use on PC, PS4 and Xbox One

Diablo 3 Season 12 Builds

Of course another question that Diablo 3 fans will be asking as they head into Season 12 and following the numerous patch 2.6.1 changes is which builds are best placed for the upcoming season.

Well, given the huge amount of info that needs condensing, we're not going to put it all here.

Instead, we strongly advise that you watch the below video by Diablo 3 streamer Rhykker who has done a complete rundown of the top builds for S12.

"These are the best builds for Diablo 3 patch 2.6.1 season 12 for solo GR pushing," explains Rhykker.

Speaking of Conquests, those are rotating, too. If you love going fast while killing things? Boss Mode and Worlds Apart will be making a return. On A Good Day and I Can’t Stop are also available, if leveling Legendary Gems is more your thing.

If you’d rather max out your kill count with Cursed Chests, Curses! and Stars Align will be right up your alley.

Those who enjoy seeing how far they can go without Set Items will get a kick out of The Thrill and Super Human.

Finally, if you’re keen to show off your mastery of various Class Sets, Years of War and Dynasty will be available for you to attempt once more.

Haedrig’s Gift

Finally, just as before, you’ll get a shiny new Class Set courtesy of Haedrig’s Gift for completing certain chapters in the Season Journey. We’ve listed the available Sets below. For those new to Seasons, here’s how it works:

Completing Chapters 2, 3, and 4 of the Season Journey will reward you with three Haedrig’s Gifts. Each Gift contains a few pieces from one of your Class Sets. Players can only unlock one Class Set in this manner per Season across Hardcore and Non-Hardcore, so choose wisely!

The set you will receive depends on the Class of the character you’re playing when you open each Haedrig’s Gift. To collect a full Class Set, you’ll need to open all three on the same character.

The Diablo 3 twitter account recently Tweeted out a great cause as Diablo 3 Streamers are coming together and undertaking an awesome fundraising initiative in line with the start of Season 12.

Essentially it's a charity event, with several prominent Diablo 3 Twitch streams uniting to raise money for Take This, an organization that specialises in educating the gaming community about mental health issues such as anxiety and depression.

A reddit post with more details about the event also revealed that a similar event during the Season 11 launch for Diablo 3 raised over $7,600 for the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.

This time around they're hoping to reach their $10,000 goal during the Season 12 event.

The event will take place from November 9th to 12th over several Diablo 3 streams. Details of when certain Twitch streamers are taking part can be found on this Reddit post where you'll find everything you need to know including how you can help.